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-ifene

/ɪ.fiːn/

-ifene suffix: used to form names of clomifene or tamoxifen derivatives used as antiestrogens or estrogen receptor modulators.

Suffix

-ifene

  1. Used to form names of clomifene or tamoxifen derivatives used as antiestrogens or estrogen receptor modulators.

Origin of -ifene

From clomifene and tamoxifen.

Questions about -ifene

What does -ifene mean?
-ifene means used to form names of clomifene or tamoxifen derivatives used as antiestrogens or estrogen receptor modulators.
What part of speech is -ifene?
-ifene is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ifene?
-ifene is pronounced /ɪ.fiːn/.

Words near -ifene in the dictionary

  1. -iennes
  2. -ier
  3. -ies
  4. -iest
  5. -iety
  6. -ifene
  7. -iferous
  8. -ific
  9. -ification
  10. -ifications
  11. -ified

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